"Summertime" is song by

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, and the first single from their album '' The Block''. The single was released on May 13, 2008, and was the first new single released by the group since 1994. On May 5, 2008, "Summertime" was posted on the group's MySpace page. The lead vocals were sung by

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, and

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. The song's introduction has

shouting out " Jones Beach! 1988!", referring to their rising popularity in that year.

Music video

The music video to the song premiered on

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on June 8, 2008. The video was directed by Thomas Kloss and

. The video begins with Donnie exiting a hangar and texting the band members with the message, "It's on." He then boards a helicopter that is waiting for him. The other band members are each shown receiving the message while they are doing various activities like swimming or running and they head off to the beach. They are then shown singing on the beach and at a party.

Chart performance

The song peaked at number 36 on the ''

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, becoming their first Top 40 hit since 1992's "

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". It has also peaked at number 24 on the

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. On the

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it made a "Hot Shot Debut" at number 17 rose to the top ten, peaking at number 9. In Australia, the single peaked at number 90 on the

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Singles Chart, and number 23 on the ARIA physical sales chart.

Track listing

Promo CD # "Summertime" (LP version) Limited promo CD # "Summertime" (album version) # "Summertime" (RedOne remix) # "Summertime" (instrumental) # "Summertime" (video) UK Part 1 # "Summertime" (album version) # "Summertime" (RedOne remix) UK Part 2 # "Summertime" (album version) # "Summertime" (RedOne remix) # "Summertime" (video)

Charts

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Release history

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Summertime (New Kids On The Block Song) 2008 singles New Kids on the Block songs Interscope Records singles Song recordings produced by RedOne 2008 songs Songs written by Nasri (musician) Songs written by Donnie Wahlberg